Seattle Seeks to Close Internet Access Gap
In September, the City of Seattle released the Internet for All Seattle Report. This report follows the City's July 27th resolution to establish the...
Op-Ed: Seattle Leaders, Keep Your Promise — Keep Cops Out of Schools
A group of high school student activists make the case we don’t need more cops in schools. We need more care, as the Seattle Student Union fought for and had been promised. The research is clear on what works.
The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle Public School’s Mixed Year-End Report Card
In this episode, professional educator and managing editor Natalie Argerious tolerates my raving parent commentary about the 2021-2022 public school year. The kids have...
Sunday Video: How Online Ratings Make Good Schools Look Bad
https://youtu.be/WC3ZPgg0nds
Vox explains how this online school rating system may be underrating the actual quality of many schools.
The Time Is Ripe To Build A School In Downtown Seattle
Some of us at The Urbanist have discussed highlighting the role of education and improving Seattle public schools as a central plank of Seattle...
Measuring Success on the Urban Villages Strategy, Part 1: What It’s All About
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 in a three-part series on measuring the success of Seattle’s urban village strategy. For the the 22 independent indicators,...
Proposed Digital Equity Bill Needs Support to Increase Broadband Access
For a long time, Washington’s digital divide worried many groups of people who saw its harmful and inequitable effects: librarians, teachers, tribal governments, and...
Seattle Council Passes Eviction Defense Package
Yesterday, the Seattle City Council passed three bills extending protections for tenants facing the threat of eviction. They also voted unanimously to send a...